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A Movie A Day: Quint's new column begins next week!

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. Since before I can remember I’ve been fascinated with moving pictures. There were many breakthroughs in my life. As a teenager, I discovered my love of black and white films and westerns. I watched films like CITIZEN KANE, CASABLANCA, THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE, THE THIRD MAN, SUNSET BOULEVARD and fell in love with film all over again.

I had weeks in my high school years where I’d hit Vulcan Video and just rent my limit of a particular director's work. I did that with filmmakers like Woody Allen and Dario Argento.

I get in moods where I just want to watch movies I haven’t seen before, but I’ve noticed in the last few years I’ve spent more time focusing on new films, movies coming out next weekend or next month, than on widening my film experience.

I compulsively buy DVDs and have a few used DVD stores around Austin I frequent. I have an addiction here. If I find a DVD for a movie that I haven’t seen for $2.99 or $3.99… I’ll just buy it. I remember when you couldn’t rent a video for that money, so I guess that’s always running in the back of mind. If I have any intention ever of watching a particular movie, then why not buy it now and I get to keep it after I watch it? It’s just as expensive as renting.

So, I figured I’d gather together these stacks of DVDs and make sure I finally watch these damn movies. I have tons of box sets, some sent over the years, some gifted (a lot of my Noir titles come from Harry’s Christmas givings) and many picked up on my weekly raids of these used DVD stores and Amazon deal prowling.

In order to force myself onto a regular schedule and to keep my every day routine from putting these films on the backburner I’ve decided to run a daily column. One story a day, 7 days a week, each will focus on a movie I haven’t seen before and watch.

My plan is to involve you guys as much as you care to be. I’ll announce the movies in advance and you can watch along. I’d love to treat this like a book club. Some of the movies I’m watching are incredibly obscure. Some are “Are you seriously saying you’ve never seen that movie?” level. There will be some embarrassing movies discussed in this column, but we all have gaps in our film education. Nobody has seen everything.

I’ve always been into celebrating movies and this is the best way I can think of to keep up that spirit on a regular basis.

Now, I originally planned to just kind of watch these movies as I felt like… kind of a potpourri, but when I gathered these DVDs together, I noticed I could start programming them in a way. I have over a year’s worth of DVDs I can watch, nearly 400 titles, so it’s crazy, but what I want to do is string all these titles together, connect them so that each film leads in some way to the next.

I’ve worked out the first 2 months of titles. Sometimes I jump from film to film via a director, a producer, an actor or a writer. I’m sure at some point I’m going to have to cop out a bit by using release years or genres, especially when I get to some of my Criterion foreign titles, but now there are direct connections, which I think forces a kind of flow to this thing.

If you want to join along, I will start next Monday with HARPER (1966), THE DROWNING POOL (1975), PAPILLON (1973), GUN CRAZY (aka DEADLY IS THE FEMALE) (1950), NEVER SO FEW (1959), A HOLE IN THE HEAD (1959) and SOME CAME RUNNING (1958).

We’ll be looking at everything from thriller, noir, horror, comedy, samurai, action, western, musical, drama of all sorts, sports flicks, animated flicks, Kurosawa, Hitchcock, Ford, Wise, Welles, Wayne, Peckinpah, Bava… essentially we’re all over the map. The range of film goes from 1922 to about 2004. I’ve stayed away from most current film that passed me by, so there will only be a few from the last 18 years and those mostly foreign and indie titles that I really want to see and happen to have picked up on DVD.

I don’t know exactly how this is going to work. I guess depending on how much I like the flick and how much I have to say the daily column could range from a couple paragraphs to a full review of sorts, with the conversation continuing into the talkbacks. We'll play it by ear. The important thing is to get started.

So, if you care to join along, hit the Netflix queue or neighborhood video store or click any of the above titles to pick the DVDs up at Amazon. See you guys next Monday with Paul Newman in HARPER!

-Quint
quint@aintitcool.com



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This is a fantastic idea.
by a goonie
May 27th, 2008
03:46:37 AM

by AllieJamison
May 27th, 2008
03:46:50 AM
Papillon...
by Boba Fat
May 27th, 2008
03:54:27 AM
Sounds cool Quint
by kwisatzhaderach
May 27th, 2008
03:59:26 AM
Good luck
by red_weed
May 27th, 2008
04:02:23 AM
HARPER is a cool movie
by palimpsest
May 27th, 2008
04:09:42 AM
I look forward to your Gun Crazy review.
by idonotseekabanning
May 27th, 2008
04:24:47 AM
Nice plan
by candystore
May 27th, 2008
04:41:06 AM
red
by Quint
May 27th, 2008
04:45:47 AM
I thought I was behind...
by Erik_Richmond
May 27th, 2008
04:46:47 AM
erik
by Quint
May 27th, 2008
04:57:40 AM
The Obligation of The (Creatvie Art) Geek
by Flummage
May 27th, 2008
05:00:32 AM
Papillion is great
by Michael Corleone
May 27th, 2008
05:03:43 AM
Michael
by Quint
May 27th, 2008
05:14:36 AM
Papillion will make you cry
by FILMFUNK
May 27th, 2008
05:15:46 AM
film
by Quint
May 27th, 2008
05:18:26 AM
Papillion ...
by RedwingsHoolihan
May 27th, 2008
05:27:55 AM
just wait
by Quint
May 27th, 2008
05:31:10 AM
Papillion differs from the book but still ...
by KnightShift
May 27th, 2008
05:33:23 AM
Papillion was brilliant
by Col. Tigh-Fighter
May 27th, 2008
05:36:02 AM
MEAN
by SOHOMEMADEITHURTS
May 27th, 2008
05:37:18 AM
Quint, you need a job like mine
by Antz
May 27th, 2008
06:05:25 AM
Anyone else notice...
by Antz
May 27th, 2008
06:08:14 AM
Did you read "A Year At The Movies"?
by OBSD
May 27th, 2008
06:10:05 AM
Pressure
by iamthomas
May 27th, 2008
06:16:28 AM
yack
by Quint
May 27th, 2008
06:37:35 AM
sinister
by Quint
May 27th, 2008
06:39:54 AM
Speaking of Classics
by Papa Lazaru
May 27th, 2008
06:50:48 AM
Here, here Quint!
by loogenhausen
May 27th, 2008
06:51:30 AM
Ignore the naysayers Quint,
by raw_bean
May 27th, 2008
06:58:14 AM
HARPER..nice start. DID ANYONE CLICK ON THAT TOM CRUISE LINK?
by Greigy Just Wanted To Say
May 27th, 2008
07:36:15 AM
heh
by Quint
May 27th, 2008
07:38:48 AM
There are shitloads of stuff UNRELEASED CLASSICS.
by Greigy Just Wanted To Say
May 27th, 2008
07:39:41 AM
The Real Difference Between Gone With the Wind & Dr Zhivago?
by Greigy Just Wanted To Say
May 27th, 2008
07:43:23 AM
I want your job, Quint
by Moonwatcher
May 27th, 2008
07:44:50 AM
I like this idea Quint....
by just pillow talk
May 27th, 2008
07:46:56 AM
PS... How to curb the DVD habit.
by Greigy Just Wanted To Say
May 27th, 2008
07:52:16 AM
quint ....full speed ahead...
by JeanLuc Dickhard
May 27th, 2008
08:05:29 AM
I will check this out
by Aethyrr
May 27th, 2008
08:06:29 AM
Cool Quint
by Jonah Echo
May 27th, 2008
08:10:44 AM
Cool! There are some hidden/lost gems out there..
by Yeti
May 27th, 2008
08:22:18 AM
Great idea, Quint
by Calihoma
May 27th, 2008
08:26:05 AM
This sounds great.
by YakMalla
May 27th, 2008
08:35:44 AM
I think he should only do remakes
by Barmat
May 27th, 2008
08:38:04 AM
Great Idea
by mithrandir16
May 27th, 2008
08:54:00 AM
Glad to see the love for Papillion
by CarmillaVonDoom
May 27th, 2008
09:03:58 AM
This is a great idea.
by Knuckleduster
May 27th, 2008
09:05:38 AM
One of the best ideas I've come across for this site..
by the beef
May 27th, 2008
09:06:39 AM
Nice !
by therodg
May 27th, 2008
09:24:01 AM
Absolutely fabulous idea!
by hegele
May 27th, 2008
09:45:27 AM
What Annoys Me
by PSJ
May 27th, 2008
09:57:42 AM
Great Idea Quint
by TerryMalloy
May 27th, 2008
10:02:02 AM
Yackbacker : re amazon
by Kraken
May 27th, 2008
10:04:57 AM
Finally saw "Walkabout" yesterday
by TerryMalloy
May 27th, 2008
10:06:39 AM
Re: Yack
by TerryMalloy
May 27th, 2008
10:08:04 AM
i'm just an amateur's amateur..lol
by Bouncy X
May 27th, 2008
10:09:17 AM
You've never seen Papillon!?
by fiester
May 27th, 2008
10:10:30 AM
oh and regarding this new column
by Bouncy X
May 27th, 2008
10:12:29 AM
DVDs and Noir films
by moviebuff4life
May 27th, 2008
10:16:59 AM
Ok so Papillion seems to be good
by TerryMalloy
May 27th, 2008
10:18:33 AM
Cheap DVD's are nice
by TheLastCleric
May 27th, 2008
11:17:04 AM
Along for the ride!
by Major Hockshtetter
May 27th, 2008
11:20:07 AM
You've never seen Papillion
by MrJJonz
May 27th, 2008
12:00:23 PM
Hitchcock Fucking Rules
by rhcp2sweet
May 27th, 2008
12:05:50 PM
MrJJonz/Papillion
by YakMalla
May 27th, 2008
12:15:44 PM
Well, I'll be in for "Some Came Running"
by Theta
May 27th, 2008
12:22:40 PM
Glad to hear someone else didn't like Gone With The Wind
by Neosamurai85
May 27th, 2008
12:23:44 PM
Saboteur
by Neosamurai85
May 27th, 2008
12:25:12 PM
awww, that's cute quint
by long live the new chris
May 27th, 2008
12:29:38 PM
I think for everyone there is at least one movie
by Big Jim
May 27th, 2008
12:36:05 PM
All I know is, there better be a Sex and the City TB or hell wil
by Pennsy
May 27th, 2008
12:39:12 PM
Quints ripping off Horror Movie A Day
by BitterMan23
May 27th, 2008
12:39:26 PM
I'm extremely curious about Harper and The Drowning Pool
by Laserhead
May 27th, 2008
12:42:54 PM
Quint...question?
by JBouganim1
May 27th, 2008
12:50:41 PM
Quint is why gas prices are so high
by chrth
May 27th, 2008
12:52:18 PM
bitterman23...
by hegele
May 27th, 2008
12:54:16 PM
I know, but its very similar
by BitterMan23
May 27th, 2008
01:08:18 PM
Interesting experiment
by tiredpm
May 27th, 2008
01:31:26 PM
Also...
by rhcp2sweet
May 27th, 2008
02:03:27 PM
Sounds like fun- great idea Quint
by wilsonfisk89
May 27th, 2008
02:03:48 PM
What? 1922?
by grungies
May 27th, 2008
02:10:19 PM
And on Gone with the Wind....
by grungies
May 27th, 2008
02:16:41 PM
Gone With the Wind
by kevinwillis.net
May 27th, 2008
03:06:12 PM
Thanks Bitterman, but...
by Frightreviews
May 27th, 2008
03:08:23 PM
pretty cool idea Quint
by quadrupletree
May 27th, 2008
03:20:50 PM
fright
by Quint
May 27th, 2008
04:01:18 PM
Yack
by Quint
May 27th, 2008
04:27:11 PM
I would also recommend the 50 ____ classics packs
by Frightreviews
May 27th, 2008
05:11:25 PM
quint you biter!!
by vestaxwax
May 27th, 2008
05:26:09 PM
Love the idea!
by kafka07
May 27th, 2008
05:49:29 PM
Fright
by Quint
May 27th, 2008
05:55:08 PM
More Advance Notice?
by FreeKill
May 27th, 2008
06:22:46 PM
so um..
by quadrupletree
May 27th, 2008
06:25:34 PM
Audience participation, bay-bay!
by loogenhausen
May 27th, 2008
06:50:14 PM
This sounds AWESOME
by echobase
May 27th, 2008
06:56:19 PM
50 movie pack
by Silver Shamrock
May 27th, 2008
07:37:14 PM
I ALWAYS DISAGREE WITH YOU QUINT
by Steve Trevor
May 27th, 2008
07:41:51 PM
Gun Crazy
by hiroprot23
May 27th, 2008
07:45:25 PM
OK, I got all 7 in my Netflix Queue.
by YakMalla
May 27th, 2008
07:56:55 PM
It really is a nice idea Quint.
by Proman1984
May 27th, 2008
08:51:34 PM
oh great, another column i'll HAVE to read....
by rben
May 27th, 2008
09:08:31 PM
Badass!
by warsinthesun
May 27th, 2008
09:52:57 PM
Special section?
by warsinthesun
May 27th, 2008
10:06:23 PM
A PORNO A DAY
by Darth Philbin
May 27th, 2008
10:30:31 PM
Well
by NoahTall
May 27th, 2008
10:37:19 PM
Something to prime the pump
by psychedelic
May 28th, 2008
12:10:56 AM
Amazon
by Don Lockwood
May 28th, 2008
02:53:06 AM
Cool idea!
by Motoko Kusanagi
May 28th, 2008
07:32:01 AM
"I'm still here, you bastards!"
by BenBraddock
May 28th, 2008
08:06:34 AM
Great idea
by Darth Thoth
May 28th, 2008
08:09:24 AM
This made me signup
by nicholasfbennett
May 28th, 2008
08:18:47 AM
All those DVDs
by Nachokoolaid
May 28th, 2008
08:47:24 AM
Not sure I understand all the PAPILLION love
by abcdefz7
May 28th, 2008
10:06:41 AM
I'm glad Quint is doing this
by MacTard420
May 28th, 2008
10:41:03 AM
Quint, regarding "cheating"
by Big Jim
May 28th, 2008
10:45:22 AM
gotta tell you, man
by eloy
May 28th, 2008
10:57:08 AM
This WAS a great idea...
by getme
May 28th, 2008
11:24:49 AM
I tried to do this...
by chassit
May 28th, 2008
12:05:23 PM
Going to watch The Legend of Boggy Creek tonite
by Stuntcock Mike
May 28th, 2008
12:45:41 PM
Can't Wait to Be a Vulcan Customer
by CasperVonSidecar
May 28th, 2008
12:58:24 PM
Cool idea
by StealthBeagle
May 28th, 2008
05:01:07 PM
You watch HARPER, I'm watching RAMBO II!
by MrMysteryGuest
May 28th, 2008
06:08:31 PM
Silent Partner
by JackRabbitSlim
May 30th, 2008
05:17:49 AM
movieEVERYday.com
by RodgerDodger81
Jun 1st, 2008
12:59:43 AM
Hmmm...
by loogenhausen
Jun 1st, 2008
11:04:13 AM

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